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Iowa Abortion Law Post-Dobbs
Iowa’s Supreme Court allowed the state’s heartbeat or 6-week ban to take effect after it had been blocked by an injunction from a lower court. The heartbeat ban has very narrow exceptions for medical emergencies. Iowa maintains other bans at 20 weeks and after the 2nd trimester.